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Kissen
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kissen
German
Alternative forms
de Küssen occasionally until 20th c.
Etymology
de la-lat la
From de gmh küssen, from de goh kussīn, from de gmw-pro *kussīn cushion, pillow. The form de Kissen with dialectal unrounding was standardised to avoid homophony with de küssen to kiss.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkɪsən/
de De-Kissen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɪsən
de Kis sen
Noun
n Kisschen
cushion; pillow bag filled with soft material used to sit or rest one’s head on
de by extension in the plural all the soft parts of a bed, i.e. mattress, duvet, and pillow collectively
Declension
n
Synonyms
de Polster Austria
Hyponyms
de Daunenkissen Kopfkissen Luftkissen Luftkissenboot Ordenskissen Paradekissen Plüschkissen Ringkissen Sofakissen
Derived terms
de kissenartig
Related terms
de Kissenbezug Kissenschlacht
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